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Dont have time to start load work up on new 308 rifle so ordered two boxes of federal 150 grn so i could at least shoot it . thought federal loaded with sierra bullets , been a long time since i bought factory ammo but these round are loaded with a soft point that has a cannelure . any one know what it is ? looks like a speer mag tip maybe ? seems like i read or saw on web speer cci and federal were somehow connected ?
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Probably the same bullets used in Fusion ammo.
Good ammo.
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Cannelure or no cannelure does not indicate which bullet you have. The loading companies are able to spec that feature when they order from the bullet companies.
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I have a bunch of the same stuff. It shoots as good as handloads in my 308's. Last shots out of my Model 7 went less than 3/4" at 100 yd. Hell on deer too
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Pretty sure it's the Speer hot-core bullets.
That stuff has shot lights out in everything I have seen it shot in, .22/250, .243, .30/30, .308, .30/06, 7RM and .300WM. I have several boxes here for one of my /06's it shoots good enough I don't need to load for it.
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Shoots real good in my Savage 99 but, I haven't shot any game with them.
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Pretty sure it's the Speer hot-core bullets.
I think that's right. Only ones I have any experience with are 130gr .270's and they shot great in a red pad Ruger 77. As far as the cannulure goes I've seen bulk bullets, probably overruns, from Speer and Nosler with them as well as Hornady InterBonds. I have some 150gr 7mm from Speer that aren't even a catalog item for reloading components. They also have a cannulure.
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Don't have time, yeepers it's only June 10th whens your season begin?
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working every day right now hoping to be off most of the fall
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Made a last minute trip to the range with my .270 before I got all the components, ( HAD to shoot it). Stopped by WM and picked up the cheapest ammo they had. $13 box of Federal "blue box", power shoks? Anyway, whatever they're called...I got groups less than an inch consistantly and some under 3/4" Kinda made me wonder if I should load my own for that gun I have been since... $13.00 "blue box" of Federal, 3 shots ![[Linked Image]](http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/riflemandeg/P1000412.jpg) Handloads with 110grain TTSX, 5-shots ![[Linked Image]](http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/riflemandeg/P1000453.jpg)
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Every day yeepers what do you do?
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Killed a bobcat and a coues deer with the 130s from a 270... Netiher one took another breath or step after they were hit!
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actually i retired from law enforcement in january and started second career as a teamster . got called out immediately on a construction job at a nuclear plant and havent been off since . should get laid off in fall and should get to hunt all winter . hope so just drew either sex elk for colorado first season . taking day off tomorrow to shoot the marlin i got for retirement gift and try the federals maybe get time to work up loads before fall . thinking of 150 hndy flat base or 150 sierra pro hunter with varget .
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